Chapter 266: Failure in the first battle
The border of the Holy Soul Empire.

Ever since the war between the Wuhun Empire and Tiandou broke out, Di Yang and his men have been busy. All the legions have begun to mobilize, and some have even set out secretly. Di Ming has been cleaning out the spies planted by the enemy during this period. The people of the Min clan refuse to give up, and after one group dies, another group comes. Di Ming is almost tired of killing them.

So far, at least eighty people from the Min clan have died at his hands.

The Min clan had only a few hundred people in total, and so many of them died at once, all of them soul masters. The Min clan must have suffered a heavy blow. Whether they win the war or not, the Min clan will not get anything good. They will only get graves. Besides, Di Ming also knows that they cannot win.

He didn't understand what Bai He was thinking, risking the lives of his entire clan for Tang San.

Inside the big tent.

A group of generals gathered around the sand table, pointing and talking. The sand table was filled with small flags, including the Starry White Tiger flag, the Holy Soul's Vermillion Bird flag, and the Wuhun Empire's flag.

However, the Wuhun Empire did not have many flags, and most of their troops had been transferred to Jialing Pass. Only Yan led the remaining troops and soul masters to deal with Dai Yutian’s Xingluo army.

Pointing to a flat area on the sand table, Ge Long said very seriously: "So far, the army of Xingluo Empire is basically concentrated here, and the rest of the city gates are mainly for defense."

"Moreover, at home, the Xing Luo Empire has completed the nationwide conscription and has assembled a million-strong army."

"As long as we can wipe out the army led by Dai Yutian in one go, then the imperial army entering the Xingluo Empire will be like entering an uninhabited land."

"Marshal Ge Long, it is not that difficult to deal with the Xing Luo Army, but the problem is how do we deal with the army of the Wuhun Empire?" Wang Ming asked at this time.

Now on the Xing Luo front, the armies of the Wuhun Empire and the Xing Luo Empire are intertwined. If the army of the Holy Soul Empire suddenly stabs in like a sharp blade at this time, even if it stabs the Xing Luo Empire to death from behind, they will still have to face the Wuhun Empire.

The Wuhun Empire would never agree to them swallowing up the Star Luo Empire. After all, in Bibi Dong's view, the Star Luo Empire was in her pocket. As long as she got rid of Tang San and the others, she could directly march south.

Goron is very confident.

"If the people of the Wuhun Empire start a war with us, I don't mind taking care of them as well. The Wuhun Empire's army on the Xingluo front line is not strong, and there are not many powerful spirit masters. It will be easy for us to defeat them."

"But I believe that the people of the Wuhun Empire are not stupid. They don't dare to start a war with us now. Otherwise, we will divide our forces and attack them from behind. Even she, Bibi Dong, will die."

Ge Long said this not out of conceit or arrogance, but because it was the conclusion reached by him, Shen Yi and others after analyzing the overall situation. They believed that the Jialing Pass front would definitely be a protracted war. Although the Wuhun Empire had an overall advantage, and with the Jialing Pass behind it, even if it was defeated, it could retreat to Jialing Pass.

However, there were still big rifts between their armies, as these armies were incorporated from the armies of the major kingdoms and principalities.

Moreover, the spirit masters on Tang San's side are all powerful. Chen Xin alone can fight against four Titled Douluo below level 95. If he cooperates with Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi, it is estimated that even if the few living elders of the Spirit Hall come, it may not be of any use unless they send out sacrifices.

Moreover, he has to be a ninety-seventh-level priest. Even if a ninety-sixth-level priest like Jiang Mo Douluo comes, it will be useless unless he joins forces with his brother Qianjun Douluo.

Both sides have their own problems, which means that this war will definitely last for a long time, and this first battle is still very important.

"His Majesty has arrived." A voice came from outside the tent, and then Di Yang walked in with a smile, holding a letter in his hand.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." Ge Long and others hurriedly saluted respectfully.

"No need to be so polite." Di Yang waved his hand. He looked very happy.

Shaking the letter in his hand, he smiled and said, "My second brother sent back the battle situation on the Jialing Pass front." "The result of the first battle is out."

He handed the letter to Shen Yi, who took a look at it and handed it to Ge Long.

After reading the contents of the letter, Ge Long was a little surprised.

"The Wuhun Empire actually lost its first battle."

"What!?" Wang Ming and others were shocked. They wondered if they had heard it wrong. The Wuhun Empire lost its first battle, but Bibi Dong led the army in person. Even if it was not a big victory, it should not be a defeat.

Although they believed that this war would be a protracted one, they always believed that the Wuhun Empire had the advantage in terms of overall strength.

Ge Long passed the letter to Wang Ming and others.

After watching it, all the generals still found it a little unbelievable.

"Is there something wrong with Hu Yanzhen's brain? How could he use his head to catch a divine weapon?" Wang Ming didn't understand why there was such a person in the world who used his head to catch a divine weapon. Although he didn't know the power of the divine weapon, in his understanding, the divine weapon was the weapon of God. The power of God was so strong, so how could the weapons they used be bad?

In the first battle at Jialing Pass, the Spirit Empire suffered heavy losses. The leader of the Elephant Armor Sect, Huyan Zhen, was killed in battle, the leader of the Wind Sword Sect, Feng Bailong, was seriously injured, Bibi Dong herself was severely damaged by the artifact, the Demon Bear Douluo died, and Jialing Pass was also pierced through by Tang San's artifact.

The defeat of the Wuhun Empire was tragic. They paid such a heavy price in the first battle. If Bibi Dong had not been prepared and poisoned the food of the Tiandou soldiers in advance, many soldiers would have been poisoned in this battle, and Hu Liena had not led the army to reinforce in time, otherwise Jialing Pass might have been breached in one fell swoop.

"Everyone, please speak." Di Yang looked at Ge Long and motioned him to speak first.

Ge Long clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, although the Wuhun Empire lost the first battle, its strength is still strong. As long as they rely on Jialing Pass to defend it, it will be impossible for Tiandou's army to break through Jialing Pass in a short period of time."

"In addition, Bibi Dong has used poison to increase the logistical pressure on the Tiandou side. If this drags on, the balance of victory will sooner or later tip towards the Wuhun Empire."

"But we still have to send troops as soon as possible, otherwise things will change."

Golong's words were echoed by all the generals. If they delayed, something might happen. It would not do them any harm to send troops early.

Di Yang nodded slightly.

"Okay, in that case, generals, go back and prepare, and choose a day to march out."

"Yes, sir!" All the generals saluted.

The Holy Soul Empire was preparing for the expedition, and the Spirit Hall was also not idle.

Qian Daoliu also knew the news of the defeat at Jialing Pass.

He directly summoned all the priests. For the great cause of the Wuhun Empire, he had nothing to hide. If it were not for the Angel God Test, he would have taken action personally.

(End of this chapter)